Combined floor scrubber and mop



S' btfl. 1925- 1,551,668

J. P. JOHNSON COMBINED FLOOR SCRUBBER AND MOP Filed Nov. 24 1924 INVENTOR J.F?JOHN5ON TORNEYi Patented Sept. 1, 1925.

UNITED STATES;

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.Be t known that I J AMES PIERSON' J GEN- V son, a subject of the King of Great Britain, 1

and aresident of he c y of oronto, in

thef'county of York, in the Province of" Qntario, ana a, av i v nte c rt in, new: and; u eful Imp ovem nts n G mb ned F1091 crubbers and M PS. f whieh' be following is he specifica o y in enti n relate toimpm ements in oor; s rubbing a d mopp ng d v ses, and the' iect' Qfth inventi ni o se a device by whisk thefope at r may, Whilst n asy nd it le t r ng. po t on, qui y an more. ef ct ely s r and mo e this surface water from i a floor without the opto knee ng on he ha ffleer or assunh2 ing atiring bendingpositionfand'it consists essentially of the arrangement and construction of parts hereinafter more particularly described.

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my device.

'Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective detail of the main portion of the operating mechanism shown in the scrubbing position.

Fig. 3 is a similar view to Fig. 2 showing the parts in the mopping position.

Fig. 4.- is a further enlarged perspective detail of the connection between either the scrubbing or mopping member and its carrying fork.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 indicates the main handle provided at its lower end with a double fork comprising the members 2 and 3.

The members of the fork 2 are provided in proximity to their end with rectangular orifices 4. I

5 is a scrubbing member formed of bristles carried by a central spindle of any suitable form, each end of the spindle being provided with an enlargement 6, bearing against the inner face of each fork member, a rectangular boss 7 extending from such enlargement fitting within the orifice 4 and a threaded extension 7 extending centrally from the boss on which is screwed a nut 8 against the outer face of the fork member 2, thus securing the scrubbing member 5 in any position. desired from turning around its longitudinal axis. It will be noticed that the scrubbing member is formed rectangular and that the sides of the boss 4 are similarly placed to the sides f the e tang lar crubb em e so ha by lievi g the boss r m s or andturning the central spindle Qf the scrubb ngmemb r; t fia fa es o th sc u ing memb rmay e ucc s iv y used s t ey besieme were. thus mate ially in ees mg' the li e f .1 11 memb r- 9 s a .1912 suppo ed up n the cent a spind e 1Q, whic is held i the fo k 3 1 a sim lar. memento. th t de ribed in e ineati n wi h he 'fi-iind Qf, he, scrub I bingmen be By .hi me ns th 1. .01 also" may be tu ned =vari p t a thesid ithe m p s om WO a yor er o qu e elth l m is ure o henca I ha e devi d pl eeve elempedjt th iarmsof'theiferk th sleeve being provided'with lugs 12 through which a bolt 13 extends. It will be understood that the bolt 13 extends transversely of my device between one arm of the fork 3 and the other arm, connecting the lu portions 12 of the sleeves 11 together an. forming a pivotal support for my mop squeezing member which I will now describe.

1 1 is a plate which is are shaped in cross section, provided at its lower edge with sleeves 14, swung upon the bolt 13. The opposite edge of the plate 14 is provided with hinge sleeves 1 1".

15 is a plate provided with hinge sleeves 15 fitting between the hinge sleeves 14* and through which a hinge bolt 16 extends.

a 17 is a handle socket provided with feet 18 which are riveted or otherwise suitably secured to the plate 15.

18 is a handle fitting within the socket 17.

19 is a spring catch carried by the handle 18. I

20 is a pivotal link carried by the handle 1, as indicated at 21, and adapted to swing over the handle 18 and engage the catch 19 so as to secure the handle 18 and the mop squeezing member in its inoperative position when not in use. v 1

When my device is to be used for scrubbing a floor, it is held in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, one face of the scrubbing member 5 bearing upon the floor, the water having first been applied to thefioor by the mop,9 held in the position shown in Fig. 3. The operator, in a standing position, reciprocates the scrubbing member in contact with the floor so as to scrub the 7 same.

and it is desired to remove the surface water from the floor, the mop, in a comparatively dry state, is applied to the floor so as to soak up the moisture, and is then held over the pail by the operator and squeezed by releasing the handle 18 and swinging it iprward into the dotted position shown in ISy further swinging the handle 18 in the direction of arrow, see Fig. 2, the members 14 and 15 are carried downward towards each other so as to grip the mop 9 therebetween and squeeze out the moisture.

When the operation is complete, the handle may be readily replaced in locked position and the scrubbing operation renewed.

From this description it will be seen that I have devised a very simple form of scrubbing apparatus which will perform both the scrubbing and mopping without the operator assuming a tiring position or having to kneel upon a hard floor, particularly where a tiled floor is being cleaned, and yet at the same time to provide a scrubbing apparatus which may be operated in such a position that the operator is enabled to exert greater pressure upon the scrubbing member and thereby more eifectively clean the floor. Also in my construction I have devised a scrubbing member and mop which will have a maximum life, by providing a plurality of scrubbing or mopping faces which may be used successively when one becomes worn out.

What I claim as my invention is:

The combination with an operating handle, a fork member extending from the lower end of the handle, a mop mounted in the fork so that its longitudinal axis extends between the members of the fork, a perforated arc-shaped plate pivotally mounted at its forward edge to the members of the fork and extending rearward over the mop, a perforated arc-shaped plate member hingedly connected to the opposite edge of the aforesaid perforated plate, and an operating handle rigidly connected to the outer face of the last mentioned perforated plate and adapted when forced in a direction away from the operating handle to carry the plates around the mop in squeezing relation thereto to express the moisture therefrom.

JAMES PIERSON JOHNSON. 

